HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 Installation (Smart Setup) Guide, Windows Server - Page 4

Installing and Configuring the Management Tools, A Preparing the Server for Microsoft SQL Server

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Reinstall from a GUI Console...48 Load the System Image to the Boot Disk 48 Configure after the Initial Boot...50 Activate the OS...50 Apply OS Updates Using the Smart Update Media 53 Enable Windows Components...54 Set IP Addresses from a Headless Console 54 Enable and Run Remote Desktop Connection 55 Verify System Device Drivers and Register for Updates 55 Verify System Device Drivers...55 Register for HP Support Notifications 56 Register for Microsoft Security Notifications 56 Register for Microsoft Windows Update 56 Miscellaneous Installation Issues...56 Using Integrated Remote Console to Install Windows on rx2660, rx3600, rx6600, BL860c, BL870c, rx7640, rx8640, and Superdome/sx2000 Servers 56 Installing a Windows Guest on an HPVM Host 57 Enabling Hyperthreading on HP Integrity Servers 57 Enable Hyperthreading Using EFI 58 Enable Hyperthreading Using Partition Manager 58 3 Installing and Configuring the Management Tools 61 Install the Integrity Support Pack (ISP 61 Configure System Management Homepage 64 Set Up Browser Access...65 Set Up and Change Your SMH Security Settings After Support Pack Installation 65 Initialize SMH ...65 Configure the Management Agents...66 Activate and Deactivate Agents...66 Configure the Event Notifier...67 Set the SNMP Data Collection Interval 69 Monitor Server Processes...70 Send SNMP Traps to Management Applications by IP Address 70 Verify Installation of the nPartition Management Tools 72 Verify nPartition Commands...72 Verify Partition Manager Installation 73 A Preparing the Server for Microsoft SQL Server 75 SQL Server 2005 Installation...75 Install SQL Server from the Command Prompt 76 Install SQL Server from the GUI...76 B EFI Utilities...79 Introduction to EFI...79 EFI Boot Manager...79 EFI Shell...79 Common EFI Shell Commands...80 EFI-Based Setup Utility...82 Creating a Boot File Using the EFI Shell 84 Verify Successful Boot File Creation 84 4 Table of Contents

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Reinstall from a GUI Console
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48
Load the System Image to the Boot Disk
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48
Configure after the Initial Boot
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50
Activate the OS
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50
Apply OS Updates Using the Smart Update Media
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53
Enable Windows Components
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54
Set IP Addresses from a Headless Console
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54
Enable and Run Remote Desktop Connection
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55
Verify System Device Drivers and Register for Updates
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55
Verify System Device Drivers
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55
Register for HP Support Notifications
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56
Register for Microsoft Security Notifications
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56
Register for Microsoft Windows Update
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56
Miscellaneous Installation Issues
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56
Using Integrated Remote Console to Install Windows on rx2660, rx3600, rx6600, BL860c, BL870c,
rx7640, rx8640, and Superdome/sx2000 Servers
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56
Installing a Windows Guest on an HPVM Host
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57
Enabling Hyperthreading on HP Integrity Servers
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57
Enable Hyperthreading Using EFI
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58
Enable Hyperthreading Using Partition Manager
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58
3 Installing and Configuring the Management Tools
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61
Install the Integrity Support Pack (ISP)
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61
Configure System Management Homepage
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64
Set Up Browser Access
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65
Set Up and Change Your SMH Security Settings After Support Pack Installation
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65
Initialize SMH
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65
Configure the Management Agents
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66
Activate and Deactivate Agents
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66
Configure the Event Notifier
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67
Set the SNMP Data Collection Interval
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69
Monitor Server Processes
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70
Send SNMP Traps to Management Applications by IP Address
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70
Verify Installation of the nPartition Management Tools
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72
Verify nPartition Commands
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72
Verify Partition Manager Installation
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73
A Preparing the Server for Microsoft SQL Server
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75
SQL Server 2005 Installation
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75
Install SQL Server from the Command Prompt
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76
Install SQL Server from the GUI
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76
B EFI Utilities
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79
Introduction to EFI
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79
EFI Boot Manager
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79
EFI Shell
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79
Common EFI Shell Commands
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80
EFI-Based Setup Utility
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82
Creating a Boot File Using the EFI Shell
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84
Verify Successful Boot File Creation
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